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MEXICO TOO BUSY FOR REVOLUTIONS.

THE COUNTRY NEVER MORE PEACEFUL THAN To-
DAY-THAT DON CARLOS STORY
CRY or MEXICO, via Galveston, May 29.-The report
published in American papers Of plot Of the church
party leaders TO bring Don Carlos here 70 head
movement against tho Goventnent tHiS Sttraoo>L
much attention among politicians although little has
been heard Of the matter Ia Government circles IL
l. declared that tho country has never been noiu
petcelul than to-day. Active railway construction
+ gong on two important railways and work i
soon 10 begin tho uncOmpietcu section OF the trunk
lno Of the National Railway. The only disturbance
known II among the VIII Indians IN fucdtan but
thCie T. always .uops or loss trouble with thcIn
Heavy Investments OF English capital arc being
ma,lo m mines, ami an extension OF banking fdclh'
tics 10 Interior towns j. about tO be made.
A leading statesman SAID today that never before
was ,lcxlcO 80 avcT-o 70 revolutions or plOtung- as
at this time aud that the people most Of all desired
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DISASTROUS BOTCOTIS LIFTED.
SWEEPING VICTORY OF THE KNIGHTS OF LAB

SWEEPING VICTORY OF THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR
OVER THE CLOTHING EXCHANGE.
PnILApELpHIA, May 29.-To-morrow the disastrous
boycotts against the members OF the Phiiadeiphia
Clothing Exchange, which have been kept IN ehecnve
opera,ion by the Knights OF Labor for over three
o,ontbs will he lifted and circulars announcing that
fact will be sent out from the general headquarters
here to all the local assemblies of the order ms
cessation of hostties Is due TO the agreement whch
was arranged on Friday last and which Will DC FORMAL
ly entered'into and ratified tomorrow by the Tx
change and the lOcked-out Garment 0u''erS 'A''''
blies Ncs. / and 1921.
The fiebt thus ended has been one OF the nost
memorable iu which the Knights have ever been en-
gagged. They have won sweeping ana ueciSi,o
victory and the thirty-two firms included III tne
Clothing Exchange have suffered q loss Oh nearly
81 100000. The whole trouble grew out OF two
triainp strikes in Wholesale hing manufactures
owned bv members OF the Exchange. The cutters
assemblies approved the acol OF the strikers, "here
upon the Exchange, on February Z, claiming .na' tnc
Knights had violated their agreement made May 10
Inst wear simultaneously locked out the cutters III all
the other houses and determined that thcy wouo
nevermore employ Knights of Labor. The Knights
r.taliated bv nstituting Wholesale boycott against
the Exchange, and not only were bcScottng circulars
scattered broadcast through the length ana oreauh
of the land but q score of special agents were AIS
patched all the country to look ater tne rS'u
enforcement of the measure ,,
II wa, to the great oss that ensue to the men
OF the Exchange that the present settlement Is cnen
due The cutters, however, would never have gained
the victory IT they had not belonged to Local
Assembly No. l." Many of the strikers were among
the founders OF the order aud assemblies eVer wheie
rn,hed 10 the rescue on this account with nnanc,ai
assistance. The cutters were in receipt OF $ZoOV
weekly from the General Assembly ana indlvlnuaI
locals and therefore able 10 hold OUT
and devote their whole time to inuring the business
of members OF the Exchange. The later could sIand
the straln no longer. ani at last were ophseu W
.uccumb AS mauy OF the cutters as can oe accom-
modated will be taken back TO work immediately.
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LABORERS BURNED IN THEIR sHANTY,
TWO cHARRED BODIES FOUND AMONG THE EMBERs

TWO CHARRED BODIES FOUND AMONG THE EMBERs
TWO MORE IN THE HOSPITAL.
While forty inmates Of the bunk house Of shaft No
Of the new Croon aqueduct sleeping on Saturday
night nre broke outin the straw bedding, caused BY
spark from candle, and quickly enveoped the interior
ct the building burning to death Of the men and
severely scorchng several others. The building was
twostory one, forty by twenty feet in dimensions built
OF rough boards and contained row of hunks on either
nde which were occupied By tho o6 shift" Of the force
a. Work at that shaft Tho rooms were lighted with
Aofosene lamps tho men not being allowed TO take any
senef hghts Into tho building II said yesterday
however that this 10 continually violated nv thu
a'aess and abors who take with them into the shsnty
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GOOD FISHING Gr LAKE GEORGE

LAKE GEORGE. May 2s.-Thcre Is already fair sprnk
ling of ieets Lake George The hshng IA reported 10
be remarkably cool this year and some fine catches
have been made. Many OF the visitors SIT up well INTO
the night watching the striking spectacle afforded by tho
forest nre. which raging around Buck Monniar' on
the opposite side OF tho lake from Bolton Several deer
which we're compelled by the flames to take TO the lake
have been captured alive
Among the latest arrivals at the MOhcan House are
Colonel A. Montgomery. L. :. A. Miss Montgoncry Z.
" Uaviland. Mr. and Mrs. j. Seymour scott. Fc"rse
Iinke Nicholas Tocrye, Mr.. and Mrs A. Augustus Low
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lighted candles by which they read while lying in their
hunks Friday pay day and aimee then nearly all OF
the men have been in state OF intoxcaton The fire is
attributed to one of these drunken lighting candle
and accidently setting fire to his bunk AS soon as the
FIRE was discovered every effort was made 10 empty ahe
building In many cases the we're In ahalfstupehed
condition from or snd sleep and had to be forced out
fre hose was stretched from the engnerOom 10 the burn
ing building but it only useful In preventing an ex
plOson of the powder magazine near by. when the
flames had subsidized 1t found that Frank Brown an
Irshman, and James Connors, an Enalishman nan. were
begun but only charred remains OF each trunk was
found The head arms and legs were missing. Two IN
iured men, Michael Baker, suffering from Internal ln
iuries and burns all his body and James Mcuee
whose face and eyes badly burned were Drought 10
ST. Frances's Hospital, In this city.
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VIEW plTgS ON AyrBRA CITE COAL

PHILADELPHIA, May 20 tspeciab.-Tho prices of an
thracite coal which go into effect Wednesday
follows, Lehgh and sohuykill region. 81 80 q ton
Hszeton region 81 80 per ton, and Wyoming region.
81 90 per ton Heretofore the rates have been made
from the shipping points. and lateral toll has been
charged besides Last week the Reading Coal aud Iron
Company reduced the number OF its working colieries
~, seventy 10 thirty An indignation meeting Will DO
bed AZ the Academy OF Fine Arts Oh Tuesday BY the com
nters shppers and others affected by the Increase OF
ratss On tbe Reading Railroad to protest against what
thew term an unnecessary extortion and Gripping Oh
husi
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srvEnr AccInENT rO EX.GOYERNOR sIIEPHERD

CHIHUAHUA, May 29.-A gentleman Just In from the
Gel Paso mining district reports that Ex-Governor shep-
herd recently with accident while riding on
horseback through OF the tunnels His horse becou-
ing suddenly frightened at the report OF blast In jump
ing caused the fore part the Governors hoad To strike
with great fors against roof OF the tunnel cutting
long deep CASH IIo Immediately conveyed 10 MS
home whereupon eryspelas set H. and he Is now lying
iu critical condition. AIRS. shepherd and prominent
phy can were sent for and they now on their way
from Washing gton City TO the mines
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BUFFALO, May - CpecidL-A private full-dress re-
hearsal OF Steele MacKayes play Anarchy was gwen
last uisht at the Academy or Music the performance
lasting until a. Tho result was considered sats
factory by the managers At $50 Judge bfady, Lconiu
w r.ror,o Henry Frcnch Colonel Thomas b. Ochiltree
Moses T. Handy aud several theatrical ana new
paper people arrived from NewYork for the irst night
r"rrnrinohrc C0lonel Ingersol John Russell Young,
ulge Gcrslecye and others are expected To- morrow
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nRnwNEp WHILE BOATING.

UTICA May 20 Three young persons were drowned tn
the Mohawk River this afternoon while boating Their
names were Clarence House. twenty son OF tue cei
eicry keeper at Fort Pnns Herbert Jones' arc twenty
ono a vntchunker and Eselln Cool. age sixteen M
i-her Bessie Cool who was also In the boat was -aVcd
NV House and aftcrwnrc rescued from the overturned
boat py Harry COrlcu- The bodies were recovered.
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THE FORTUNA TO GROSS THE ATLANTIC.

Boston. May 20 (Spcciau. The schooner yacht For
tuna will leave Beverly for Marbehead tomorrow. aud
will anchor at the latter place until Wednesday noon'
when she will sail for the British Isles change In the
roue has been made and 1t decided to touch at
Queenstown before proceeding TO Greenock Ex-Com-
modore Henry Hovey will have for his guest Charles
A. IOpgfellow, OF this city. Captain Ii. NewcomD
poets 10 make the passage In about three weeks. The
Fortuna while In Scotland, will anchor most Of the time
af (ireenock.
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DRYING CAPITAL FROM ST LOUIS.
STOCK OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS TO BE ASSESSED
AND TAXED.

AND TAXED.
ST. LOUIS May 90 (SpeciaD. D.-rhe important question
OF taxing the stock OF foreign corporations ld in this
CITY, which has been dead letter for years. was re-
Gently revived by immense value accruins in Gram
ite Mountain mining stock The assessor submitted the
question to the city counsellor and to-day the following
answer was given
1.-THE question asked by tho President OF tho Board OF
Assessors In his letter OF the 18th instant whether
shares OF stock In foreign corporation held by resi-
dent OF city 10 DO assessed AMI taxed here Ins
question is think. answered In the affirmative py the
decision the supreme Court In the case OF ogden agt
St. Joseph, OF January 81, 1887 and accordingly 30
advise the assessor" ~
This will result the driving out Of millions OF dollars
capital from the city, and tho matter Is deplored Dy
nearly every one.
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"BooDLERs" MAKING MERRY.

MONTREAL, May 20 tSpeciaD.-" Billy Moloneys
daughter and her husband. Mr. oReilly left here for
New-York last evening. They had been spending some
time with Mr. Mooney in Montreal. Mr.. Moloney gave
Grand chamnague lunch at the Windsor Hotel In honor
OF Ars O Reilly at which all the " Doodle" Aldermen
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uor-1DrRs To GO BACK TO WORK.

wnKEsBARRE, Penn, May 20 tSpeciab.-The strike al
the Ptston Stove Companys works which mas oeeh III
progress for over a month, has ended Inc strKe was
becun to support the striking mouders out West some
tho Wostern firms having forwarded orders 10 the Pitts
ton Company TO FILL Arrangements have been ihale Io
AN amcabie settlement OF the difficulty ana inc eh Will
return TO work Tuesday.
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PHILADELPHIA May 30 CSpeeiab. The portrait OF Gen.
era Grant painted for George W. childs by Mrs Darrah
win be placed on free exhibition in Earles galleries In
Cbestnutst To- morrow It will be taken finally to the
Wast Point military Academy and hung In Grant Hall
The portrait the general In the UNIFORM oil
lieutenant general.
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SPEAKERS WHO WILL WELCOME oBRIEN.

The following SPEAKERS have been announced to deliver
addresses at OBren demonstration in Union Square,
the date OF which win be announced later Roscoe Conk
Ing Terrence v. Powderiy, Dr. McGlynn, Henry
George James Redpath, the Rev. Hugh o. Ponte-
cost Professor David DeLeon of Columbia College Pro
fessor Thomas Davidson of the College OF the City OF
New-York, the Rev. sylvester Malone, OF Brooklyn !;
lanes q, Graham, Victor Drury Patrick Egsn, Paul
Wever James r. Archibald, and Gideon j. Tucker
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FIVE MEN GET DRUNK AND ARE DROWNED.

MONTREAL, May 20 (SpeeiaD.-Six men, Robidoux,
sheureux Vanier Montren. Aelestin and Charles We
zeau went Nuns Island opposite this city last oven
ing 10 fish, but taking quantity OF liquor with them
they became nOx ated that when they a.teptou 70
return they unable their boat ana h'e oI
them werc drow ned, Montrenil alone escaping.
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nor REApY roR UNIyERsAL SUFFRAGE.

BRUSSELS, May 20-t Progressst-Llberal confer
held here day resolution against universal sur
raye was adopted by a vote OF 3l7 to l2T The confer
ence by vote of $40 pronounced IN favor OF grant
ing the franchise to citizens able 10 read ana write
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WORK FOR TIE YEw.HA MPSHIRs LEGIsLATUI

CoscoRp n H. May 20.-Tho biennial session OF the
Ieg,slsturo Will begin on Wednesday After organizing
both branches will joint convention to ballot Tor
Governor and to fill vacancies in Senatorial aud coun-
cior districts in which choice was made Mt the hs1
election As the Republicans have a majority Colonel
Charles H. Sawyer Of Dover will be elected Governor
cans The Inaugural ceremonies will occur on Thursday
forenoon and Will include parade OF the entire militia
force OF the State with several independent compshss
candidates for the United states Senate Will not Dc heu
until the second week OF the session.
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THE PREsIDE ENT-DR McGLYNN-THE POPI
cAnnINAL GInnoNs sAILs FoR NEw.YoRK.

LoNDoN, May 29-Cardnal Gibbons sailed from
Queenstown to-day for New-York Before mis- departure
he warmly thanked the local clergy for their kindness to
him. -,
The Cardinal sat that his mission hal been successful
that the Pope had yielded much ana regarded The
X nights OF Labor fayOrably.
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p,euop sTgvEySs DEATH FEARED.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2s.-Bishop William Bacon s'e-
vens of the Diocese of Pennsylvania Protestant Epsco
pal Church, who has been seriously III for some up,e, n
WA reporei 10 might resting somewhat easie put
his death u looked for at any time
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scUFFLE BETWEEN COMMUNISTS AND POLICE
PARIS May CA scuGe took place today between
Communists aud police in the cemetery Pere Ia Chaise
Five arrests made
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NOT Allowed TO RIDE IN 4 oAR FoR YEGROES

NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE IN CAR FOR NEGRoEs.
ATLANTA, May 20 tspeeiab-A peculiar suit for dam
ages has been instituted under the Civil Rights Dill
against the Central Railroad. The complainant white
man, Colonel J. N. Hale Of Henry County, VINO
Is aggrieyed because he was not allowed 70 riuo
the Jim Crow car the coach aside for negroes
IA called He claimed that his ticket entitled hlm 70 Iao
any where the train The conductor did not take ts
yew of the oasc had Colonel Hale elected from Tue
train For this indigny Colonel Hale claims S2'ooo
damagsa
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ANOTHER ASTER0ID DISCOVERED
BOSTON, May GA Science Observer code dispatcn TO
v.d sunday announces the discovery Of asterold-
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MORE CHANGES IN TUE CABINET.

THREE PORTFOLIOS FOR TIE PRgMIEK-ADMIRAI
JAUREs wITHDRAws.
PANS. May 20-1hc following Cabinet IS announced:
NJ ROUvIER-Irrsidcnt Of the Council. Minister Of FL
nanos and Minist,r Of Posts anil Tclcgrdphs.
NJ FLoUKENs-Lbister Of Foreign Ag,Iirs
NJ. FALLmREsrNtHister Of The Interior and Of Pubic
Worship.
NJ BOrsQUEr- Minister Of Justice.
VI. sPULLER-Mh,isfe Of IiiGhc Instruction.
NJ HEREDI4-Mipisi>r Of PIbiic Works
NJ DANTREMEs-Mirisior of Commerce
VI BARBE-lnniSicr Of AgrtcdtUe
GENERAL sAUssIER- Minister ofBGr
No orc has been chosen yet for the Marine portfolio
THE PREsID ENr-DR MCGLYNN-THE POPE
ROME. May 29.-Thc report thst President Cleveland
had sent a Jubilee present the Pope Is unrounded.
Dr. McGlynn has not yet replied to the Papa admon'
ton.
The Pope I'm a conversation with Cardinals expressed
himself n opposed Catholics sharing In elections for
members OF Parliament until the italian Government
has offered more tangible concessions with view TO
reconciliation with the Vatican
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PHILADELPHIA, May 20 (Spec'ah-The wholesale re-
mova OF employees from the departments OF gas water
surveys city property aud highways has caused stir In
political circles The dlsmssals without warning,
and included 800 who had secured their posi-
tons for their political worth The majority OF them
have been in office since tho Republican party came
into power aud unit for other work. & cnera
Wagner Director OF Public Works been appealed TO-
but he declares that he will not take man back: he
claims that there entirely too many employed anu
that several departments will do effective work
with the present reduced force than with twice the nun
ber and the city will be the gainer by many thousands Oh
dollars each year
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RENEGADEs FROM SAN CARLOS.
Rancher Murder i'm Arizona by
Apache Indians.

PHGNIx. ARIZONA, March 1.-THE Morning Ca
zette publishes an account or Indian depredatipns
In the Superstition mountains The victim was a
rancher named Reaves whose mutilated body wa =
discovered by san Carlos scouts, who were pursu-s
ing renegade. The scouts overlook the rene
gades' horses and equipments were captured one
scout was wounded. News was brought here by
stage driver, who says the Indians were nine I'm
number and made for Tonic county. The scouts
are In pursuit. These Indians are without doubt
San Carlos Apaches, and will probably be killed or
driven back to the reservation by the military.
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mOnd Terminal He saws that the ouestfon OF &C.
ceptlng his o1er was considered by the Terminal
directors yesterday. but was not decided. and that
there was an adjournment. subject TO the call OF
the the chair He is in favor OF the Inauguration If
whether the agreement with Mr. Garrett was In
writing or was oral.
GREAT VARIETY OF RrNoRs
From all this it would appear as II Mr. Brice is
not particularly pleased with Mr. SuIly Appar-
emily there is some hitch In the negotiations. Mr.
mated that the dealwaS son. for few DAYS what
ever that may mean. 1t is thought that the Term
ina! people want better terms In view OF the fact
that the purchase was not consummated to-day
the important question arose: For how long
period does Mr.. Sully's option extendg In regard
70 tnls tnere was wide range OF rumOrs. One
statement says that the option extends for several
weeks, another fixes the time at ten days, while
a9o1ner ana the most interesting OF ALL is to the
coupled with this is q ruInor that Baltimore
bankers, anxious TO keep the control in
Baltimore. had offered Mr.: Garrett better terms.
Cen Thomas said to-day that the deal will be con-
Summated President DinsmOre OF the Adams
Express company. says that the Adams Express
company Is not party TO the deal. He says he
pelleves the deal is going through all right. There
mas, however, been some change In the situation.
among Other explanations made is the following:
When the negotiations were first entered into they
were solely for the account OF the Richmond
west Point terminal, it having been the intention
10 issue terminal stock to raise the funds neceS-
sary to buy the control OF the Baltimore Ohio.
Al least this seems to have been Mr.. Sully's idea
put IL was all Knocked in the head to-day when
tne terminal people, at a meeting, practically de-
ciueo 20 40 nothing in the premises as corpora
t1on, but to leave it to a syndicate headed by
Suliy, Scott and other prominent Richmond ter
mtnal directors.
The New York Tribune to-day says the negotfa-
tlons nave fallen through, and continues: at is
reported that the option obtained from President
Garrett by Alfred Sully expired yesterday, ana
MI Sully was unable to raise the money to meet
the nrst payment While the exact terms OF the
contract are not known. 1t has been established
that GOO GOO OF the $16 900 900 required for the
purchase OF $4,000 shares at 500 was to be paid
trust until the payment OF the remaining
$lO,OOO,OOO, on which years time was given, had
been cOmDetedo
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Tar and Feathers at Manassas.
FAMILY OF C0L0RED PERSONS MALTREATkD By
MASKED MEN.

Tar and Feathers Mt Manassas.
A FAMILY OF CoLoRED PERSONS MALTREATxD By
MASKED MEN.
A special to the N. Y. World from Manassas Va,
says: On Sunday morning, before daylight q
colored family named Fields, living about three
miles southeast Of this place, were aroused from
their slumbers by three masked men. who broke
down the door of their hut. The family. which
consisted of an Old woman, her son and daughter
respectfully about twenty Lone and tWentV.nine
years old, jumped from their beds but before they
could escape they were seized blinfOlded stripped
and bound. While one OF the masked men was
were preparing tar and feathers for the perpetra-
tion OF one OF the most dastardly outrages that
has occurred in this vicinity. The old mother
and her children were literally covered with
tar and then rolled in feathers. The
masked men told the poor creatures that IL they
did not leave the country within ten days they
would return and hang them. It Is not generally
believed that they will be further moIested as
their punishment Is severe enough, whatever the
motive was which prompted it. Warrants have
been issued for the arrest OF three young men Who
are suspected OF having committed the assault
The negro family bears an unSavOry reputation In
the neighborhood. few nights previous to the tar
and feaIhering MI. Colbert who lives in the neigh
robbed Of its contents while his wife Law dead in
the house. suspicion rested upon the Fields fam.
lily, whose depredat1OnS had been constant
source OF annoyance The daughter had served q
term In the state penitentisry for burglary, and
has been several times In the county taiI for minor
offenseS. riot occurred on Monday night grow
ing out OF the affair." and stones and other missiles
were freely used by the negroes The riot was
finally Quelled by the arrest of several negroes
and one white man. The mayor fined most OF
sent to the county Jail to await the action OF the
grand jury. -
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Five Hundred Railroad LabOrers
Strike.
THEIR DEMANDS RESISTED AND FEARS OF RIOT ENTER
Tanned.

MARQUETTE, MICH, March 1.-THE strike OF
labOrers on the Sault branch OF the Duluth. South
Shore and Atlantic railroad In which nearly 800
men struck for an advance OF from $1.J0 10 81 a
day without having previously made demand on
the company, still progresses The other laborers'
are watching the outcome, and the company does.
not make any concessions. The contractors art'
company July /, and the laborers, knowing this,
believed they could win the strike without Strug-
gle. The leaders were promptly discharged and
ordered off the premises. They refused TO 60. and
are still there stirring up bad Telling. Some
fears are entertained that they Will incte riot.
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The New Library.

1ne Ne" L1Dr8fys
MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS THIS AFTER
NOON.
There will be meeting of the library commits
sion at the Interior department at O'Clock this
afternoon to consider the advertising for contract
to dig the cellar and prepare the ground for the
foundation OF the new Natianol library building.
There Is sewer to be constructed and the Com
missioners OF the District have offered to have
their men do the work, and be paid by the day
The commission will consider this offer to-day and
Will probably accept Il.